I'm offended that he even had to say that. You want an apology? OK, I apologize. Now what?
My roots are in Amherst and Rockbridge Counties, VA. In the early 20th century - Dr. Plecker, State Registrar of Vital Statistics, in his attempt to 'cleanse' the populace of 'mongrels', had all of my black Irish and Monacan indian relatives re-categorized as Mulatto, inhibiting their voting and property rights.
Since nobody has it on their damn agenda to apologize to Mulatto-Americans, my Welsh-Dutch-American self recently deposited (what I consider fair market) reparations to my American-Mulatto self, from/to the same bank account(!) and now I am content and completely at peace with every ounce of blood that courses through my Mongrel-no-more veins. I offer my example as a healing effort to others who may be similarly conflicted.